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Originally Posted by EricSMG
Asking for a little more midrange is not all all 'off idle'.
Further, the irony of your comments is that the S55 makes peak torque at just over 3k while the S65 makes peak torque at 3.9k..... So they are actually quite similar in that regard. In addition, the S55 has a very soft bottom with relatively little torque below 3k while the S65 has one of the broadest torque curves of any motor ever designed, making nearly peak torque all the way across the tach, contrary to your insinuation that M cars are supposed to be peaky, and, that turbo automatically means huge torque off idle.
In other words, pretty much your entire post is off base except that revving is fun
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I’d say it’s the opposite. Your post suggests the s65 has all the flexibility you can need, but then you ask for more mid range anyways. Hence my point that what you’re really asking for is the artificially high mid range and low end torque offered by a turbo engine. Or else an engine like the VQ that is all mid range.
Your point about the s65 and s55 relative curves is also irrelevant given the scale difference in torque. The s55 is delivering over 400 pound feet at that point.